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Thread #68629   Message #1158596
Posted By: Ebbie
10-Apr-04 - 01:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: chicken flu
Subject: RE: BS: chicken flu
It has a 70% mortality rate in the 32 people who have been infected. heric

CDC Quote: ..."preliminary evidence that one person involved in culling operations on March 13 and 14 had developed unilateral conjunctivitis and upper respiratory symptoms on March 16. The diagnosis of influenza A (H7) was confirmed by both reverse transcription–polymerase chain reaction and cell culture of material obtained from a nasal swab. The culler was treated with oseltamivir, and all symptoms resolved On April 2, a second laboratory-confirmed case in a poultry worker was reported by Health Canada to the World Health Organization. This person had close contact with poultry on March 22 and 23 and developed a unilateral conjunctivitis and headache on March 25. The person was treated with oseltamivir and the illness has resolved. While these are the only laboratory-confirmed cases of avian influenza A (H7) in humans during the current outbreak, approximately 10 other poultry workers exhibited conjunctival and/or upper respiratory symptoms after having contact with poultry."

I don't understand the "70% mortality rate". Is there further information?